Silverware container



June 12, 1928. 1,673,602

F. STERNTHAL si LvERwARE CONTAINER Filed May 25 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 12, 1928. 1,673,602

F. STERNTHAL S ILVERWARE CONTAI NER Patented June l2, 1928. UNITED STATES PAT ENT F SILVERWARE CONTAINER.

Application led May 25, 1926. Serial No. 111,552.

My invention relates to a silverware con` forni. lVith this end iii view, the connected tainer and the saine has for its mainrobject outer andiniier sheetslS and 9 are designed to provide an article of this character which to be folded longitudinally upon a medial will embody certain-desired features of simfolding line 12 so as to provide a bool en plicity, efllciency and convenience, andwhich fold coi'nprising right and left-hand sections will be economical in manufacture. 13 andlfl. Arranged upon the inner sheet Another object of my invention is to pro- 9 of each section are two opposing carrier vide a silverware container capable ofi being strips 15 and 1G. Each strip 15 is secured folded up into a neat7 attractive and compact along the :free edge et its section upon the 15 vform and capable also when spread out, ot' limer Sheet (J, while each strip 10 is located effectivly displaying the, U'tdeg 0f Silver- UPOD til@ Hillel' SllGCtk 9 itl/2l- Sllltitbl@ POlllli ware arranged therein. between the strip v and the folding line i i -r i Other obyects will appear hereinafter. l2.- mlth Ol the strips 15 1S teamed all The invention consists in the combinations Hl'OUIid its marginal edge upon the inner TU 15 and arrangements of parts hereinafter de- S116@ 9; pdlt 0f the 1ii2i.:gl11aleflge being-seggi-med anddaimm, cured by stitching 17 directly to the inner The inventign will be best, understood by sheet 9 while the remainder ofthe margii-ial reference to the accompanying drawings edge', W1t`l1'-l1'lil-0l1e5 Will-l1 the fre@ edge 0f Yforming a. part of this specification, and in the section, isstitclied with the binding strip 20 which5 10. Each of the strips 16 hasitsiedge 1S,

Fig. 1 represents a plan 'View 0f my im which confronts the strip'15, free and: unproved container7 this vie-w showing the in- R'ilUl'lCl, While th@ l'bllllldr 0i lts/'murney Sid@ 0f the Same with the partition pal-tginal edge is secured directly tothe inner 1y broken away; SllQG Sliljllllllg` CXCOP, It lle lec Si) Fig, 2 reprggents an exterior View of the edge olf-the section where, asin thel previous Com-,amer 15 it appears when folded; instance, it is secured withthe bindingstrip 3 represents an enlarged' transvers@ l0. rlill@ `(,lll'l(l"`,'SililpSl5 {LIlCl' 16,1l1US :L1`- sectional view taken on the line 3-3 Of mn'ed upon each SGCOD, We IJ-l'OVClGL-l Fig. 1; leiigi'fliwisi-ir thereoil with/corresponding series F'g. 4 represents another plan'viewV of the 0i eyes 20 ac lapd t0 TGOGW@ the 21'ClS Of container, showing the outer side thereof; SllVeWtll'e'; ll? being observed from Fig. 1

Fig 5 1S au enlarged detail Section taken that the eyes in the` strip 15y are .located on the 1in@ 5 5 of Fig l but Showing the `closely adyacentA the edge confrontingy the knife in fm1] lines; other strip 16, while the eyes in the strip 90 rigz (j is a detail Sectional Vev taken On are. lOClteCl a, CllStanC@ :tlr'onl the free edge the 1in@ (5,.6 of Fig 1; and, 18 which confronts the strip 15. By this ar- Fig. 7 is a Similm- Vew taken on the line raiigeii'ient, an article of silverware as 21 7 7 of Fig. 1' is applied by passing it through an eye oit' The preferred embodiment of my inven the Strip 16 md M1611 th'oughn @lined eye drawings, comprises an outer sheet 8 and an tl'm'vl'ely 0i' th? 5601310 .llt ltS handle Hmm. Sheet 9, the Same being @extensive portion coming adyacent the 'leiding line l2.

and being bound at their marginal edges by All' Will be @Vldenl that il 1'C\ V 0f l'lflClGS may a binding strip l0 which is secured thereto thus be Secured H1 the CLU`11G1`-S`1PS l5 and 100 by a suitable line of stitching 11. The sheet 16 arranged Pon the Wrapping shew 9 .0f 8 comprises essentially a backing sheet and eah SCOHS and fl'om {u} HISPGCOHO F 1g' may be made of any pliable material suitl 1t Wlu b@ Seen that OYmg 130 the Wrangeable 'for the purpose, While the inner sheet IUGDO' the @fr lllel Stllps and of the eyes 9 comprises a wrapping sheet and is made lhe'em the al'tlcles 0f SllVelWfll@ Whll@ b 105 preferably of Hanne] 01 other Suitable pliable ing securely retained are nevertheless disniaterial customarily employed for wrapping played to such an extent that an observer silverware. may note the style and design thereof with- The container of iny present invention out removing them from the carrier strips.

is intended to hold a large number of arti- The inner and outer sheets at the end of 110 cles of silverware and to be capable of being one section, herein shown to be section 13, folded into a neat, attractive and compact are formed With flap extensions 22 which are secured at their marginal edges by a continuation :23 ot the binding strip l0. These connected llap extensions 22 are designed to be folded over onto the outer sheet 8 when the lolded over sections` have together beell :folded upon tllenlselves into compact Ytorni as illustrated in Fig'. 2. l'tttaclled to the llap extensions QQ are tivo tying tapes 2st and 25 vvllich are adaptel to be passed around the folded contailler Ytor securing it in t'olded condition. inst ad of foldingr the folded over sections ill the n'lanner illustrated in Fig. 2, it \vill he obvious that the tolded over seetiolls lnay be rolled up and secured in c vlindrietl Vt'ornl b v lneans ot the tyiner tapes il and 2. A sheet 2li ot pliable nlaterial is attached at one edge along' the tolding lille. l2 and serves as a partition between the articlesI ot' silverware carried by the .set-tions.

llvhile l have illustrated alld descrihetil the preferred torni of construction tor "arryinc lily invention illto etl'ect. this is capable ot variation and nloditication without `departiing troni the spirit of the invention. I, therefore. do not wish to be lin'lited to the precise details ot construction set forth, but desire to avail nlyselt ot such variations and l'l'lodilieations as con'le ivithin the seope, ot the appended clainls.

Having described. luy invention what I clainl as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A silverware container includingr pliable sheet nleans; tivo pliable strips extending across the sheet means in opposingT relation and seanled to the sheet nleflns alonef their outer longitudinal edges: said .strips being provided with corresiionding series ot eyes alined and cooperatingr to receive and ret-.lin articles of silverware, passed firstthrouc'h the eyes ot one .strip and then through the corresponding eyes ot the other strip; one ot said strips being open at its confronting' edge to provide l'ree passages 't'ronl the eyes therein; and the other ot said strips beinev sean'led along its controntine" edge to conlpel passage to the eyes therein i'ronl the top surface thereot, substantially as described.

2. A silverware container including outer alld inner pliable sheets .sewed together and aliordingl' right and lett-hand section.-n doubled together alonj r a t'oldin} r line; a pair ot pliable .strips extending across and secured to the inner .sheet otl each .section alld provided with correspontlin r series ot' eye.; alined and cooperating to receive and retain articles ol silverware: passed lirst` through the eyes ot one .strip all-,l then through the col'refspontlitrer eyes ot' thtI other .-trip. :suhstantially as described.

3. .i silverware container including outer and inner pliable sheets .served together alld attording right and lett-hand sections dollbled together alonel a folding line; a pair ot' pliable strips extendingr across and .secured to the inner sheet ot each Election and provided ivitll corresponding .series of eyes to receive articles ot silvelwvare; connect-:1l extensions on the outer and inner .sheets ot' one section; and nleans associated with said e tensions for Yfasteninei the container ill tolded eol'ldittion. substantially as described.

-il-. A. silverware coi'ltainer eonlprisingl a pliable cover lllenlber. one or lnore pliable tlaps attached thereto. a pliable .strip attached thereto alonelr both longitudinal edges, a eorresponding' series ot eyelets in each ol` .said tlaps and in .said strip aligned .so as to receive. and retain articles of silverware thrust theretllrougll` substantially as descrilled.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nanle to this specification.

FELIX STIRNTHAL.

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